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Should the horrible first job search be seen as a rite-of-passage?

I felt really sad when I read Kyle Shockey's post on the Librarian Burnout blog about feeling burnout after library school and being in the midst of the job hunt.…

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Tips for library job applicants in a tight market

Another semester of teaching at San Jose State's SLIS program has ended. Many of my students are graduating and others are starting to think about applying for jobs so they'll…

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Libraries in tough times – what about librarians?

Yesterday I received the ALDirect (from American Libraries) Special Issue on the Tough Economy in my Inbox. It contained great information about library advocacy during tough times. What I found…

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Want to come work for me?

We are sadly losing our beloved Distance Learning Librarian to her family (but good for her!), so we are again in the position of looking for a new Distance Learning…

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The 21st Century Librarian: Further Thoughts and Your Comments

I'm on vacation in Florida this week and have happily been away for the computer for long periods of time, so I was very surprised to find all of the…

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Promoting your grads: what all library schools should be doing

When I graduated from FSU with my MLIS, I didn't come out of it with job searching tips, an alumni network or really any help of any kind in finding…

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Buy This Book. Now!

The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide by Rachel Singer Gordon If you're a nextgen librarian, a new librarian, or someone who now or may one day be supervising nextgen librarians, you…

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On Becoming the Change You Want to See

Other than perhaps being included in a blanket condemnation of "illiterate bloggers," I never would have thought that I'd be so much as acknowledged by an incoming ALA President. Although…

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We’re hiring

Just a head's up for those on the job hunt, though this is not a position for those who are brand-new librarians. We are hiring a Coordinator of Public Services.…

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Cool things I found this week

The unsinkable Rachel Singer Gordon's column about the role Gen-X'ers can play as a bridge between the boomers and the millennials. She's dead-on and this is an article you should…

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My year in blog

Today is the anniversary of my blog (Adam laughed at me when I used the word "blogiversary"). Part of me can't believe it's already been a year since I first…

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Why blog?

I used to blog a lot more than I do now. I was unemployed and had a lot of free time. Now that I have a job and a house…

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Letters to a not-so-young wanna-be Librarian

Ok, Rilke's title sounded a lot better. I got an email this morning from a gentleman from New York City who is in his early 40's. He recently started library…

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Finding a job and finding lasting love

When I was looking for a job, I remember reading (and sometimes participating in) the many discussions about the job market on NEWLIB-L and NEXGENLIB-L. People would talk about how…

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The “kept-up” distance learning librarian

I have gotten several emails from library students who feel that their programs are not teaching them enough about technology. The student I heard from a few days ago expressed…

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The Job Hunt: What I Learned

Over the past few weeks, I've taken some time to reflect on my job search. I spent a long time looking for a job; longer than I'd expected, though a…

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Life is good

I've been wanting to blog about this for a while... I got a job. :) I was offered the position about 11 days ago, but was nervous about blogging about…

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Do you like your patrons?

I just had another really great interview today. I could get used to this (though I could also get used to having a job and being done with these shenanigans)!…

Should the horrible first job search be seen as a rite-of-passage?

Tips for library job applicants in a tight market

Libraries in tough times – what about librarians?

Want to come work for me?

The 21st Century Librarian: Further Thoughts and Your Comments

Promoting your grads: what all library schools should be doing

Buy This Book. Now!

On Becoming the Change You Want to See

We’re hiring

Cool things I found this week

My year in blog

Why blog?

Letters to a not-so-young wanna-be Librarian

Finding a job and finding lasting love

The Job Hunt: What I Learned

Life is good

Do you like your patrons?

It’s not about information literacy: Why people’s risk calculus around COVID has changed

On 20 Years of Blogging at Information Wants to be Free

A review of Information Literacy and Social Media by Santamaría and Pfannenstiel

Community Time and Enoughness: The heart of slow librarianship